APA (APA) Competitors $22.77 +0.33 (+1.47%) (As of 11/22/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends APA vs. COG, XEC, PE, WPX, CVE, EQT, DVN, EXE, CTRA, and ECShould you be buying APA stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of APA include Cabot Oil & Gas (COG), Cimarex Energy (XEC), Parsley Energy (PE), WPX Energy (WPX), Cenovus Energy (CVE), EQT (EQT), Devon Energy (DVN), Chesapeake Energy (EXE), Coterra Energy (CTRA), and Ecopetrol (EC). These companies are all part of the "oils/energy" sector. APA vs. Cabot Oil & Gas Cimarex Energy Parsley Energy WPX Energy Cenovus Energy EQT Devon Energy Chesapeake Energy Coterra Energy Ecopetrol Cabot Oil & Gas (NYSE:COG) and APA (NASDAQ:APA) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability. Does the media prefer COG or APA? In the previous week, APA had 36 more articles in the media than Cabot Oil & Gas. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for APA and 0 mentions for Cabot Oil & Gas. APA's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Cabot Oil & Gas' score of 0.00 indicating that APA is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Cabot Oil & Gas Neutral APA Neutral Is COG or APA a better dividend stock? Cabot Oil & Gas pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share. APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Cabot Oil & Gas pays out 102.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. APA pays out 14.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. APA is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer COG or APA? Cabot Oil & Gas received 601 more outperform votes than APA when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.20% of users gave Cabot Oil & Gas an outperform vote while only 41.13% of users gave APA an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCabot Oil & GasOutperform Votes71064.20% Underperform Votes39635.80% APAOutperform Votes10941.13% Underperform Votes15658.87% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of COG or APA? 83.0% of APA shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Cabot Oil & Gas shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of APA shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, COG or APA? Cabot Oil & Gas has a beta of 0.15, indicating that its stock price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, APA has a beta of 3.24, indicating that its stock price is 224% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings & valuation, COG or APA? APA has higher revenue and earnings than Cabot Oil & Gas. Cabot Oil & Gas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than APA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCabot Oil & Gas$1.47B0.00$200.53M$0.43N/AAPA$9.19B0.92$2.86B$7.083.22 Is COG or APA more profitable? APA has a net margin of 24.36% compared to Cabot Oil & Gas' net margin of 19.77%. APA's return on equity of 27.86% beat Cabot Oil & Gas' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cabot Oil & Gas19.77% 16.52% 8.16% APA 24.36%27.86%7.99% Do analysts rate COG or APA? APA has a consensus target price of $32.81, suggesting a potential upside of 44.09%. Given APA's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe APA is more favorable than Cabot Oil & Gas.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cabot Oil & Gas 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00APA 4 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.15 SummaryAPA beats Cabot Oil & Gas on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Golden CrestBuffett’s Selling Out: Is Your 401(k) About to Get Wiped Out?Let me share something important with you. Just a few weeks ago, Warren Buffett unloaded $932 million worth of bank stocks. He didn't do it on a whim—he knows something big is coming. The question is: Why aren't you taking action, too?Click Here For Your Free Guide Get APA News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for APA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart APA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAPACrude petroleum & natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$8.42B$8.17B$8.78B$8.84BDividend Yield4.56%23.68%11.51%4.09%P/E Ratio3.2211.9413.4517.81Price / Sales0.926.51121.52158.52Price / Cash2.297.0711.7336.29Price / Book1.371.803.496.50Net Income$2.86B$1.19B$949.80M$226.22M7 Day Performance1.74%3.26%3.93%4.03%1 Month Performance-7.02%11.40%6.38%4.92%1 Year Performance-37.72%1.72%7.58%29.30% APA Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APAAPA4.5003 of 5 stars$22.77+1.5%$32.81+44.1%-37.7%$8.42B$9.19B3.222,271Analyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeCOGCabot Oil & GasN/AN/AN/AN/A$8.89B$1.47B28.90503XECCimarex EnergyN/A$87.20flatN/AN/A$8.97B$1.56B62.73747PEParsley EnergyN/A$16.93flatN/A+0.0%$6.99B$1.96B15.12496High Trading VolumeWPXWPX EnergyN/A$9.43flatN/AN/A$5.29B$2.29B28.58590CVECenovus Energy4.5289 of 5 stars$16.23+0.4%$30.00+84.8%-7.7%$29.64B$38.67B11.196,925Positive NewsEQTEQT4.2606 of 5 stars$46.89+0.7%$42.83-8.6%+13.8%$27.98B$6.91B55.82740Options VolumePositive NewsDVNDevon Energy4.794 of 5 stars$38.77+1.2%$51.85+33.7%-12.6%$25.47B$15.26B7.191,900Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsEXEChesapeake Energy3.4674 of 5 stars$100.97+2.8%$99.20-1.8%N/A$23.33B$8.72B62.33N/AAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeNews CoverageCTRACoterra Energy4.7004 of 5 stars$27.45+2.3%$32.41+18.1%+3.6%$20.22B$5.91B16.55894Insider TradePositive NewsECEcopetrol2.1865 of 5 stars$8.19+1.4%$8.50+3.8%-32.9%$16.84B$33.22B3.5619,657 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cabot Oil & Gas Competitors Cimarex Energy Competitors Parsley Energy Competitors WPX Energy Competitors Cenovus Energy Competitors EQT Competitors Devon Energy Competitors Chesapeake Energy Competitors Coterra Energy Competitors Ecopetrol Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:APA) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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